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The Upside of Grindcore Culture: Work Hard, Profit Harder
The grindcore culture is back and grindier than ever. At least that’s what Are Kharazian, an economist at fintech startup Ramp, says. (Disclosur…
The End Of The Commercial Real Estate Recession Is Finally Here
Since 2022, commercial real estate (CRE) investors have been slogging through a brutal downturn. Mortgage rates spiked as inflation ripped higher, ca…
How The Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust Saves Families From the Estate Tax Hammer
Lately, I’ve been thinking more about estate planning. Part of it is just getting older. Part of it is having young children I want to protect no mat…
Artificially Feeling Poor May Help You Grow Rich One Day
What if one of the best ways to get wealthy is to trick yourself into thinking you’re broke? It sounds counterintuitive, even ridiculous. But after d…
Venture Capital Investment Terms To Know: MOIC, TVPI, & More
If you’re thinking about investing in venture capital or any private fund, you need to understand these five key terms: MOIC, TVPI, DPI, Loss Ratio, …
FIRE May Make Building Multi-Generational Wealth Impossible
If you want to FIRE, one of my regrets was pulling the ripcord too early at age 34 in 2012. Even though I started writing about FIRE in 2009 with the…
Treasury Bonds Can Appreciate In Value Too – Don’t Ignore Them
During a bull market, most investors get excited about chasing risk. Despite sky-high valuations, there’s a tendency to double down on even riskier b…
To Be A Successful Landlord, Setting Expectations Is A Must
The older I get, the more I dislike being a landlord. There’s too much potential for disappointment, misunderstanding, or outright unpleasant moments…
Not Regularly Checking Your Net Worth Has Some Great Benefits
I haven’t checked my net worth for four months until recently. That wasn’t on purpose, because normally, since 2012, I check at least three times a w…
Owner-Occupancy Mortgage Fraud: Benefits, Risks, and Legal Workarounds
Embattled Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook is facing accusations of mortgage fraud—specifically, owner-occupancy mortgage fraud. The claim is that …
